Press Release Article

TRAVEL ADVISORY - BAYONNE BRIDGE TO CLOSE FOR PART OF WEEKEND TO ACCOMMODATE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Date: Oct 22, 2015Press Release Number: 163-2015

The Port Authority announced today that the Bayonne Bridge will close for part of the upcoming weekend to accommodate ongoing construction work on the bridge project. The weekend closing was scheduled in conjunction with other regional agencies to minimize traffic impacts.

The Bayonne Bridge weekend closures are as follows:

The bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday, October 23, and reopen at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The bridge will close again at 9 p.m. Saturday, October 24, and reopen at 9 a.m. Sunday.

The Bayonne Bridge shuttle service, which provides alternate transportation for pedestrians and cyclists, will operate from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, October 23; from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, October 25.

During the week, the bridge is closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day and overnight from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where the 1,776-foot-tall One World Trade Center is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more information, please visit http://www.panynj.gov.